Daniel Levy has now spoken publicly about the protests against him for the first time, with the Tottenham chairman admitting that he is hurt by the sentiments that some Spurs supporters have expressed against him.
There were multiple major protests by Spurs fans last season, with supporters marching in the thousands to raise their voice against Levy and the Tottenham ownership.
Their demand was for the current owners to leave the club, as they felt that they had not shown the required ambition to make Tottenham Hotspur successful.
The sentiment against the owners did not change even after Tottenham’s European success in May, with Levy being booed even when the Europa League trophy was paraded at the stadium.
Daniel Levy says he also finds Tottenham defeats just as painful
The Spurs chairman is often seen having a poker face when the camera pans him and does not tend to give too much away.
However, the 63-year-old has now admitted for the first time that he is hurt by the protests against him, insisting that he also feels the pain of the supporters when results are not positive.
When asked if the protests against him hurt, Levy said on The Overlap: “Of course it hurts. But their pain is also my pain. I want to win, and when we are not playing well and not winning, believe me, I suffer as well.”
Levy’s interview is unlikely to have won over many
Daniel Levy deserves some credit for giving a long-form interview and for directly addressing the criticisms levelled at him by Tottenham fans.
While he came across as honest and direct, it is fair to say that the Spurs chairman does not have a particularly engaging personality, appearing a little cold and distant at times.
That is perhaps why he refrains from making too many public appearances. In reality, what he said is not going to change the minds of Levy’s harshest critics, who have already made up their minds about him and ENIC.
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